The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-06
DOINGS OF THE KNIGHTS.
THEY ADOPT RKSoL Uz1oNs OF sYMP<-
THY FOE IRELAND

TUY FOE IRELAND
Michael Devitt Makes q stirrins Speech
Freeziue Dat Delegates Of Supposed An
arehist Lesntnse-sohiitinr's Views.
MrSNEApoLIs, MIMI, Oct. B.--The General
Assembly Of the Knights OF Labor met Ct ok
this morning, Mr.. Powderly In the chair. Dur
Ing the morning Michael Davitt was intro
duced. He addressed the Assembly ct some
length. referring to tho struggle Of the Irish
for homo rule. and expressing tho belief that
the sympathies OF tho workingmen OF America
were with the people OF ireland.
Mr.. Davitt said OF tho relations Of the Irish
question to the cause OF labor:
Tho Irish movement has rendered service
TO the cause Of reform elsewhere. In England.
Scotland, and Wnles workingmen arc friendly
to our demand for homo rule. It has called
attention to tho unjust system Of English
country Alien landlordlsm has been checked
in tho Unitod states Railroad corporations
have no trouble In alching the landed patri-
mony Of. the republic. Thus. In part. you ore
-, :" Tho struggle OF the masses against the
glasses y the zane hs
lem Of modern statesmanship. Thus Il is an
International struggle. The battle OF humanity
b vyoas Be- at sSs nd Is
land no economic necessity exists forit, but he
reverse: No country Is pore in Epsed Of ths
Acres arc suffering Tor cuitiyati When This
labor reaches your shores 1t Is Impoverished.
aad iSsas in FS ssss vile Es
''NS iorssd is smisration England 1. killing
ssn 70 sy Sae 81
ssd sSs the
d sSG .S St% e. "' ias
pause r: Yexaerly introduced resolutions. s..
and condemning the oppressive laws BY which
ireland e governed and the eoesrciye acts q
made by delegates. all favorable to the adop-
M Mr.. Powderiy said he wished to hear from
Ssa 4 sssS sn
the colored women. Her people bad suffered
held the heads Of the people Of Ireland, and
as hsy %hs b
- and
to posterity as martyr.
John Labadie, e descendent Of the race q
as pRnsst 81 Labor race tina that we're now few
n number. an American IN the fnll sense Of
thoueSt OF, and but four generations ago, wers
screaming their war whoop over the very spot
where they were now standing; .,.su...
said in the Convention that the women Of
America, as far as she could SEQ. were under
In the puipits, tho bankers, and the monopo-
down the American working woman and keep
day. It is understood that the revised List OF
protests does not exceed eight 1t is quite
rotes.ed we're outside
iInF q District Assembly No 24Si Chisssoi NJ:
idea that schiiiine and ]. are full; aedaed
Anarchists and espouse their cause: This Is
msn from pe our district who have perseRsi
we ds
III. sss sss $s ssE Az 5ssSsss5s
Pass rssontiS1n;s Of sy%path' and to ask for
Mr. ScRiiing said: "The fact Of our being
matter. There were SO many bones; There
the whole thing in a nut SHE'LL" a..
cring the protest cases It was decided not to
admit Joseph B. Buchanan OF District Assem-
BIZ go, Denver. Buohanan's local assembly. No:
Of dues. Buchanan had this to say Of Pow
Derby: II must say that Powderly treated me
more, PRIVILEGES on the floor than have ever
seen him give any one"
lars issued by tho Executive Board Of District
Assembly 50. crittcising Powderly. and COM
plies to the attacks made upon him while at
Denver in May last.
Charles SSR e q de9rss sehiinE Of
admitted. as also were the delegates from Dis.
trict Assembly 5S. George F. Murray q dele
gate from District Assembly "a OF New York.
WAS received. the protests against him being
considered insufficient.
since July I. were admitted, but 216. the Shoe
makers National District. was barred out.
maatlnc since IL receiyed ita chartar.